aplomb

robeiae · Apr 10, 2007

Have you ever used "aplomb" in a sentence? What was it?

This is serious stuff, so please answer carefully and truthfully.

Thank you.

Bmwhtly · Apr 10, 2007

On occassion. Usually "Conduct yourself with a little more aplomb" which draws quizzical looks, so I have to translate it "stop licking the table"

robeiae · Apr 10, 2007

Thank you for your response, Ben.

I'm deeply saddened that no one cares about "aplomb."

I suppose I should have called the thread "boobies." At least Truman would have been happy...

NeuroFizz · Apr 10, 2007

I have never had the aplomb to use the word itself.

dpaterso · Apr 10, 2007

I've been living under the gross misapprehension that aplomb meant much the same as decorum, I'm disappointed to discover it doesn't:

aplomb n. skilful self-assurance. [French, = straight as a plummet]

decorum n. polite dignified behaviour

-Derek

Vincent · Apr 10, 2007

No, but I saw it used in a good limerick once.

MidnightMuse · Apr 10, 2007

I do recall using it once, though I forget the sentence, it's been so long.

Such an interesting-looking word.

Maryn · Apr 10, 2007

I use it when I'm mocking myself, trying to sound debonair. At Thanksgiving I lost my grip on the platter and rolled the turkey onto the table. (It wasn't any the worse for the experience, although the same cannot be said of the table cloth.) I said, "And serving with her typical aplomb..." and everyone laughed.

It's a perfectly good word, and I happen to like it a lot more than Orlando Bloom (who I hear is not all that sure what it means).

Maryn, signing off with aplomb

robeiae · Apr 10, 2007

Aplomb, aplomb, aplomb, aplomb, aplomb, aplomb, aplomb, aplomb...

:tongue

writerterri · Apr 10, 2007

robeiae said:
Aplomb, aplomb, aplomb, aplomb, aplomb, aplomb, aplomb, aplomb...

Dorkbomb, dorkbomb, dorkbomb, dorkbomb, dorkbomb...

:tongue

Rolling Thunder · Apr 10, 2007

Today I will eat a plomb instead of an apple. Happy now, Rob?

Pagey's_Girl · Apr 10, 2007

Bmwhtly said:
On occassion. Usually "Conduct yourself with a little more aplomb" which draws quizzical looks, so I have to translate it "stop licking the table"

Do we want to know who was licking the table?

writerterri · Apr 10, 2007

Pagey's_Girl said:
Do we want to know who was licking the table?

Rob. Nough said. Lock it.

poetinahat · Apr 10, 2007

Maybe not a sentence, but a poem. About Shwebb.

Close, but no Garcia y Vega.

aruna · Apr 10, 2007

I prefer the word agog, and I used it once.

dpaterso · Apr 11, 2007

aruna said:
I prefer the word agog, and I used it once.

agog is nothing like aplomb! They don't even have the same number of letters!

-Derek

Backward Masking · Apr 11, 2007

Can't say I've used "aplomb" before, but I'm sure that might change. As soon as I find a cure for procrastination.

aruna · Apr 11, 2007

dpaterso said:
agog is nothing like aplomb! They don't even have the same number of letters!

-Derek

You are being mean and wordist. 50% of the letters in agog are in aplomb. That is more that 50% of any two other words. If you don't retract what you said I am leaving this forum. Anyay, agog is a thing you can do with your ears which is more than can be said of aplomb.

dpaterso · Apr 11, 2007

I'm all agog with admiration at your petulant flounce threat. This should really be added to the list of flounce options. Consider my objections to agog well and truly retracted.

-Derek

aruna · Apr 11, 2007

I am going to flounce with a great deal of aplomb, just you wait!

dpaterso · Apr 11, 2007

But I retracted! You can't flounce after I've retracted! That's incredibly gauche and an unforgivable social faux pas.

-Derek

aruna · Apr 11, 2007

Yes, I know you have retracted. Nevertheless I cannot retract my flounce since I was so deeply offended by your wordist attack that to retract now would scar me forever. So the flounce is going to happen, in spite of your retraction.

dpaterso · Apr 11, 2007

Watch the swinging doors don't hit your big bum on the way out!

-Derek

Bmwhtly · Apr 11, 2007

dpaterso said:
Watch the swinging doors don't hit your big bum on the way out!

*Stares open-mouthed for a moment*

Everybody hit the deck!

*Dives for cover*

aruna · Apr 11, 2007

I am speechless.
I have pm'd Mac with a call for banning.
Not only wordist but bumist!
Everyone knows the correct word is arse.

aplomb

Have you ever used "aplomb" in a sentence?

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I prefer pears

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Orlando Bloom is aplomb

Eggplant is not aplomb, but is in the same family

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